Concrete burial-vault mold.



C. W. BAUMGARDNER.

CONCRETE BURIAL vAuLT MOLD.

APPLICATION FILED MIG-2, 1917.

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C. W. BAUMGARDNER. CONCRETE BURIAL VAULT MOLD.

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CARL W. BAUMGARDNER, 0F TIFFIN, OHIO.

CONCRETE BURIAL-VAULT MOLD.

YSpecification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Nov. 2'?, 119i t.

Application filed August 2, 1917. Serial No. 184,121.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CARL W. BAUMGARD NER, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Tiiiin, in the county of Seneca and State. of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Concrete Burial-Vault Molds; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot thel invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

M y invention relates to that class of molds adapted for casting burial vaults in separable upper and loiver sections, although it is to be understood that the device could well be used ior other purposes for which it is applicable.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a single mold which may be employed to equal advantage in castingboth the upper and lower sections of the vault.

A. further object is to provide novel means for securing a plurality of extension plates to the sides and ends of the molding frame so that the size of the mold may be varied.

Yet another object is to provide a mold 0f the class described, which although being simple and inexpensive will be highly etlicicnt and durable.

W'ith the foregoing general objects in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction and unique combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of the improved mold showing the saine assembled for casting the bottom section of a vault;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 1 on the plane of the line 2 2;

Fig. 3 is a .vertical transverse section on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the mold assembled for casting the upper section of a vault;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section or' Fig. 4 on the plane of the line 5-5 thereof;

Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section on the plane indicated by the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Y,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one corner of the frame assembled as shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 8 is a similar view with the parts arranged as depicted in Figs. 4 and 5;

Fig. 9 is a detail top plan view showing one of the extension plates in use;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation ot' said plate;

Fig. 1l is a vertical section of Fig. 10 on the plane of the line 11-11 thereof;

Fig. 12 is a top plan view of the extension plate shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11; and

Fig. 13 is a vertical transverse section through a portion of a vault constructed in the improved mold.

In the drawings above briefly described, the numerals 1 and 2 designate respectively the inner and outer molding `iframes between which the vault is cast. The frame 1 includes side member 3 and end member 4, said members being preferably, but not necessarily formed ot boards. All of the niembers 3 and 4 are shouldered at their ends as indicated at 5, said ends abutting corner posts 6, said posts being preferably formed ot' metal although wood or any other suitable material could well be used. The side members 3 and 4 will in most cases be secured to the corner posts 6 by means of suitable angle metal brackets such as those indicated at 7. It will be understood, however, that any other suitable means could well be employed for this purpose.

Secured to the outer faces of the side and end members 3 and 4 respectively are strips of molding 8, said strips extending along the upper edges of said members and being provided on their outer faces with longitudinal ribs 9. The ends of the strips oit molding 8, abut right angular corner menibers 10 which are secured by screws or the like 11 to the upper ends of the corner posts 6, said corner members having ribs 12 which aline with the ribs 9 of the strips 8. The construction just described, forms anintei`- nal seat or shoulder 13 at the upper edge of the lower section of the completed vault as will be clear from Figs. 3 and 13, said seat having a longitudinal groove 14 which is formed by the ribs 9 and 12. The seat 13 receives therein the upper section 15 of the vault which section, in addition to the lower section, is formed by the improved mold.

The outer frame 2, includes side and end members 16 and 17 respectively, which are the length of the innerframe 1 being also variable, by means yet to be described,

-- being removed as shown at 22 so that anV As shown inthe drawingsthe side inembers 1 6. areconstructed of two boards 20 and 21 secured together one edge of the boards w external enlargement will be formed at the upper edge of the vault, it being in this enlargement that the seat 13 is located as willY be clear by reference to Figs. 3 and 13. The

- outer faces of the side members 16, at the edge thereof remote from the cut-away portion of the board 20, are provided with longitudinal ribs 23 which are adapted to form grooves 24 in the outer side of the upper Yvault section 15 as shown clearly in Figs. 6

and 13, it being necessary, however, to inv ert or reverse the side and end members 16 and 17 respectively, when the upper section is to be constructed.

The end members 17 are shown as constructed of outer and inner boards 25 and 26, one edge portion of the former having a longitudinal rib 23 corresponding to the rib 23 whereas the opposite edge of the ,other board is cutaway at 22. The object of this construction is the same as the corresponding construction of the side members 16 and need not be further explained. It may be set forth, however, that since the ends of the members 17 abut the boards 20, it is neces sary to provide filling blocks 27 between said end members and the boards 21 when casting the lower section of the vault. The use of the filler blocks 27 is not necessary,however, when molding the upper section of thevault, as the end members 17 then come in tight contact with the boards 21 of the side members 16 as shown most clearly in Fig. 8, said end members being grooved at their extremities for the reception of the rib 23.

When molding the lower part of the vault or the like, the device will rest on a horizontal pallet 2S as depicted iny Figs. 1, 2, and 3. lVhen, however, the upper section of the vault is being cast, a depressed pallet 29 will be employed as will be clear from Figs. 4, 5 and 6, it being then necessary to provide a pair of curved filler strips 30 between the lower edges of the end members l and the pallet 29.

with means for holding rings or other suitable handles 31 sa that the; latter will be See more particularly Fig. 6. The pallet 29 will in most cases be provided inset or molded in the top of the upper vault section. This construction is also illustrated `more particularly in Fig. 6', although it is slio'ii'inal'so in Fig. 5.

Since the vertice-l Yrelation of the inner and outer frame 1 and 2 respectively, re mains the same' when casting either the upper or the lower section of the vault,H any preferred means may be employed for supporting-the former from the latter. For illustrative purposes, I have shown trans* verse angle iron btussf32v secured to thef frame 1 and having' projecting ends which overlie the outer frame 2; This construction is simple and inexpensive yetproduces the required result. lItmay also. besaid; that although any adequate means may be em-` ployed for suitably'spac'ing the sideY mem bers of the' inner frame l1,transv.erse angle iron bars 33 are preferably.provided forV this purpose, the ends of' said bars beingV supported by suitable brackets 34 which project inwardly from the frame as shown most clearly in Figs. 1, 2 3 and 6.

I have stated above that extension plates are provided for increasing the dimensions of the inner molding frame 1. rlhese plates are featured in Figs. 9, 10 11 and 12, in which figures they are identified by the ref erence numeral 35. The plates 35 are suitably shouldered at their edges for proper engagement with the corner posts 6 and the side and end members 3 and 4 respectively, said plates having transverse dover-:tail grooves37V which aline with similar grooves 38 formed; in said side and end members,VV said alined grooves receiving therein` dovetail dowel pins 39 which may be anchored by any preferred means. suchas the screws 40 shown in the drawing. As will be clear from Fig. 9,v proper insertionV ofv the-plates 35 will increase the length of the inner' frame l. vWhenever it iS desired to increase the widthof this frame, however, it is neces# sary-also` to vary the length of the end meinbers 17 ofthe outer frame 2,. This maybe done inany preferred manner, as by substil tuting longer end members or inserting suit-l able extension plates or the like betweenthe extremities of said members and the side members 16. It may be statedV however,` that in most cases, it is not necessary to vary the width of the moldingl frame, but only the length thereof, the width remain ing the same for vaults of numerous sizes.

lVhen constructing the lower sectionof. the` vault, the frame is` set up as shown in Figs: 1, 2, 3 and 7, the boards 2O and 26 being then positioned inwardly so that they will form the external enlargement on the vault for the seat 13. l/VithV the'partsf as sembled in this manner, the greencement or the like` is poured` in the space between the inner and outer frames and is troweled. over the pallet 28. It ivillfthus befseenpthat Lampert the strips of molding 8 will form the seat 13 and the grooves 14 thereof. After the cement l as set the required amount, the inner frame is dis-assembled and removed, after which it is .re-assembled upon the curved pallet 29, the filler strips 30 being interposed between the end members of said frame and said pallet as depicted in Fig. G. When the outer mold is removed from the previously cast lower section of the vault, the side and end members thereof are inverted and at the same time, what were previously their outer faces are disposed inwardly. The entire mold now stands as shown in Figs. Al, 5 and 6, so that when the green cement is poured into the space between the inner and outer frames, the top section of the vault will be constructed, the ribs 23 serving to form an additional groove in said top section for registration with the grooves lil of the lower section as shown in Fig. 13. The inner or upper section of the vault is sufliciently small to permit a slieht space to exist between said upper section and the seat 18, this space being filled with cement or the like aft-er the casket has been placed in the vault. rlhis forms an effective seal, as will be obvious, although it is to be understood that the present invention resides in the molds and not in the vaults completed thereby.

l attach great importance to the fact that the side and end members of the outer frame are reversible for casting both the upper and lower sections of the vault. By this construction, only one molding appa atus is necessary for the manufacture of the entire vault, this meaning` a great saving. .Furthen more, the undertaker or other person who constructs the vault, is not encumbered with a multiplicity of differently constructed molds to be carried around from place to place as occasion may demand. I also wish to emphasize the simple and inexpensive construction of the entire device and to direct attention to the fact that regardless of this extreme simplicity, the invention will be highly llicient and durable.

l? rom the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the con: struction, manner of operation and advantages of the improved mold will be readily understood without requiring further explanation. lt may be stated, however, that within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made without sacriiicing the principal advantages.

l claim:

l. ln a vault mold, the combination of inner and outer molding frames between which both the bottom and the top sections of the vault are cast, the sides of one frame having its opposite faces of different shapes for molding the top and bottom sections, respectively, both sioes being reversible to bring either face into operative position.

2. ln a vault Amold, the con'ibination of an inner molding frame, strips of molding and means for detachably securing them to the upper edge of said frame on the outer face thereof, an outer frame having on its outer side a bead near one of edges, the inner side of said outer frame being cut away along its opposite edge, and means for seA curing the sides and ends of said outer frame detachably 'togetherI to permit them to be inverted.

3. A mold including a molding frame, ez'- tension plates for increasing the dimensions of said frame, said plates and frame having alined dove-tail grooves, and dove-tail dowel pins received in said grooves.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto se my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Cflltll lV. BAUll/lGARDNlR. Witnesses CLINTON A. LYNN, Cries. CHAIN.

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